Blues coach Pat Lam has broken down in tears saying he and his family has been the target of racial abuse over the side’s poor form in the Super rugby competition.

The Blues have won just one of their six games so far and languish at the bottom of the competition.

Yesterday Lam struggled to contain his emotions as he tried to explain the reasons behind the Blues poor form saying his family has been subjected to racist taunts on social media sites and radio talkback.

He says the comments that the Blues are losing because they're coached by someone with a Pacific Island background are offensive and come from faceless people hiding behind anonymity.

Meanwhile Lam has dropped All Black lock Ali Williams for Friday night's game against the South African side the Sharks, opting for a much younger look to his run on side.

The 31 year old Williams has been replaced by 22 year old Liaki Moli who earns his first start of the season.

The Blues and Sharks match kickoff at 7.35pm tomorrow.

At 11.10pm Force take on the Waratahs. On Saturday at 7.35pm Crusaders face the Stormers, at 9.40pm Brumbies plays Rebels, on Sunday Cheetahs takes on Chiefs at 3.05am and at 5.10am Lions face the Bulls.


[Source: Radio New Zealand]